Thursday, September 13, 2007

End Credits - Cinema Still Life: It's a Floor Wax and a Dessert Topping!

End Credits and Cinema Still Life have combined for a Preston Sturges salute.

First Preston's very own rules for comedy. They don't sound very sophisticated but they (almost) always seemed to work for Preston. Then The Lady Eve as advertised in Spain, Italy (twice) and Germany. Spain and Italy decided for some reason that the film was "The Three Nights of Eve" while Germany settled for "The Fake Gambler". My favorite is the second Italian one with the proper title. It looks like it's advertising a horror film with Stanwyck cast as Medusa.


Preston Sturges Golden Rules of Comedy

*A pretty girl is better than a plain one

*A leg is better than an arm

*A bedroom is better than a living room

*An arrival is better than a departure

*A birth is better than a death

*A chase is better than a chat

*A dog is better than a landscape

*A kitten is better than a dog

*A baby is better than a kitten

*A kiss is better than a baby

*A pratfall is better than anything